Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 32.9 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
32.9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 189 countries
All-time high
32.9
in 2015
All-time low
28.4
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Cook Islands, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 32.9 for mean bmi (kg/m²) in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Cook Islands peaked at 32.9 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28.4, in 1975.
Cook Islands ranks 1st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.68 | 28.4 | 29 | 5 |
| 1980s | 29.8 | 29.1 | 30.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.09 | 30.6 | 31.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.02 | 31.6 | 32.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.71 | 32.5 | 32.9 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More health data for Cook Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 937.6 (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2029)
- Adult obesity vs protein 72.42 (2024)
- Obesity prevalence adults who gho 72.36 (2024)
- Obesity vs gdp 72.42 (2024)
- Obesity in men vs obesity in women 70.57 (2024)
- Vaccination coverage dpt by extreme poverty 75 (2024)
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage 75 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Cook Islands?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Cook Islands was 32.9 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9 in 2015.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4 in 1975.
- How does Cook Islands rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Cook Islands ranks 1st out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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